Jasperello
Warren Scout
Hi
Quick overview:
-looking after friends rabbit this weekend
-yesterday she developed sudden hind leg paresis. Friend took to her vet.
-vet suspecting EC I presume as has prescribed liquid panacur for 28days
-Rabbit obviously can't clean herself but has a really bad case of unformed poo and it's everywhere. I'd go as far as to say diarrhoea.
-not eating. Vet prescribed critical care (to harden up the poo apparently)
-told if no better by Monday to take her back
Now, I'm caring for this rabbit this weekend and I'm currently terrified. I'm adamant this rabbit has diarrhoea, and I know exactly what it looks and smells like. There's no mistaking it. And it's bought all the emotions and memories of losing my Millie back to me. And there's no way I'm going to let this little thing suffer the same fate. But apparently it was like this yesterday and all the vet did was prescribe critical care.
So here's me all ready to get the bunny to the emergency vet, I ring my friend up and tell her about the diarrhoea and she says yeah she was like it yesterday...vet said to see how she is over the weekend but if she develops head tilt to take her back. He said she needs to eat two spoonfuls of pellets and hay and the CC.
I told her my story about Millie, how dangerous and how much of an emergency diarrhoea is, but she doesn't sound too concerned.
But I'm terrified it's going to die while I'm looking after it.
It's dragging it's back legs around. But it was perky enough to chin the heck out of the cardboard box I put in its pen (clearly smelt like my bunnies!) it has had a drink out of a bowl. It's not eating hay but did eat a bit of parsley I gave it. No Metacam prescribed, and it is still relatively active.
I know my experience with Millie has made me overreact slightly because this is nowhere near the same scale and state that I came home to find Millie in that day, but still, it's not exactly good whatever the amount is it.
I feel like I need to tell my friend to come home tomorrow and that I can't look after her anymore. She did say if I need to take her to the vet then it's fine, she'll pay but it's out of hours now, and I'm not sure I trust the emergency vets that much either! I really don't know what to do.
If I'm over reacting can someone just kindly tell me please.
Quick overview:
-looking after friends rabbit this weekend
-yesterday she developed sudden hind leg paresis. Friend took to her vet.
-vet suspecting EC I presume as has prescribed liquid panacur for 28days
-Rabbit obviously can't clean herself but has a really bad case of unformed poo and it's everywhere. I'd go as far as to say diarrhoea.
-not eating. Vet prescribed critical care (to harden up the poo apparently)
-told if no better by Monday to take her back
Now, I'm caring for this rabbit this weekend and I'm currently terrified. I'm adamant this rabbit has diarrhoea, and I know exactly what it looks and smells like. There's no mistaking it. And it's bought all the emotions and memories of losing my Millie back to me. And there's no way I'm going to let this little thing suffer the same fate. But apparently it was like this yesterday and all the vet did was prescribe critical care.
So here's me all ready to get the bunny to the emergency vet, I ring my friend up and tell her about the diarrhoea and she says yeah she was like it yesterday...vet said to see how she is over the weekend but if she develops head tilt to take her back. He said she needs to eat two spoonfuls of pellets and hay and the CC.
I told her my story about Millie, how dangerous and how much of an emergency diarrhoea is, but she doesn't sound too concerned.
But I'm terrified it's going to die while I'm looking after it.
It's dragging it's back legs around. But it was perky enough to chin the heck out of the cardboard box I put in its pen (clearly smelt like my bunnies!) it has had a drink out of a bowl. It's not eating hay but did eat a bit of parsley I gave it. No Metacam prescribed, and it is still relatively active.
I know my experience with Millie has made me overreact slightly because this is nowhere near the same scale and state that I came home to find Millie in that day, but still, it's not exactly good whatever the amount is it.
I feel like I need to tell my friend to come home tomorrow and that I can't look after her anymore. She did say if I need to take her to the vet then it's fine, she'll pay but it's out of hours now, and I'm not sure I trust the emergency vets that much either! I really don't know what to do.
If I'm over reacting can someone just kindly tell me please.
Sorry if I'm wrong!
